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palisade parenchyma
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noun Botany.
the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf, consisting of elongated cells beneath and perpendicular to the upper epidermis and constituting the primary area of photosynthesis.
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Also called palisade, palisade mesophyll.
Origin of palisade parenchyma
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby palisade parenchyma
palinode, palinopsia, palisade, palisade cell, palisade layer, palisade parenchyma, Palisades, Palisades Park, palisado, palisander, palish
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